Control Your Shelf
Episodes
Bookish Would You Rather with Kat Cho
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we go through a bunch of bookish 'would you rather' type questions, though some of them turn into kpop chatter(in the best wa...
One Star Review Guessing Game
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have each picked out a handful of books that we've either covered on the podcast, or are super popular(Booktube/BookTok etc.)! ...
The Reformatory
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🕯️ Content Warning: This episode discusses themes of systemic racism, child abuse, and historical trauma.Time for Rose's pick! We dive deep into ...
Sunrise on the Reaping
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hot topic book episode! We’re cracking open 'Sunrise on the Reaping', Suzanne Collins’ highly anticipated return to Panem! This prequel pr...
Rot & Ruin
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your carpet coats, because we take a closer look at 'Rot & Ruin', the first book in Jonathan Maberry’s post-apocalyptic series set ...
First Time Smut Reader
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve got a special returning guest(Christian!) who’s diving deep into the world of smut for the very first time. Join us as we get his hilarious ...
Dungeon Crawler Carl
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Time till floor collapse: 56 minutes... Just kidding!! Come crawl into the world of 'Dungeon Crawler Carl', a thrilling and humorous LitRPG no...
2025 Reading Goals & Anticipated Books
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re starting 2025 by sharing our reading hopefuls for this year! What books are we excited to dive into? How do we plan on challenging ourselves t...
2024 Book Awards with Cari Can Read
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in commemorating 2024 with a Book Awards Ceremony, featuring the ever so wonderful Cari Can Read! Find out which books get the good, the bad, ...
Bookish Buzzfeed Quizzes
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get cozy and take a series of quirky book-related Buzzfeed quizzes with us! From discovering which novel matches our personalities to wild would-you-r...
Mistborn | Swapping 5 Star Reads (pt. 3)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's finally Carlos' pick!!!! In this episode, we embark on an enchanting journey through Brandon Sanderson's groundbreaking novel, Mistborn. Join us ...
The Road of Bones | Swapping 5 Star Reads (pt. 2)
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have another installment of your favorite book besties swapping 5 star reads! This time around we've got Lauren's pick, which is 'The R...
The Last Housewife | Swapping 5 Star Reads (pt. 1)
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your favorite book besties are swapping 5 star reads! In this episode, Rose starts us off with her pick of, The Last Housewife, a mystery/thriller wit...
Books That Describe Our Taste with Sasha Peyton Smith
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grab a chair and join the good vibes with NYT Bestseller, Sasha Peyton Smith, as we chitchat about what books define our varying tastes in novels! Her...
Smash or Pass | Book Trope Edition
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We decided to bring the game of 'Smash or Pass' into the bookish world by judging quite a few tropes. What's a book trope you ask? In shor...
Blood Over Bright Haven
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Come get comfy with us as we chitchat about the bananas magic system and in-depth plot of 'Blood Over Bright Haven', by M.L. Wang. This episod...
The Ones We're Meant To Find
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
**This video is a plot breakdown, so beware of spoilers** Have a cozy little seat while the three of us attempt to go through the events of 'The ...
Butcher & Blackbird
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
***trigger warnings*** 🐦⬛chainsaws, knives, various sharp objects 🔪accidental and totally on purpose cannibalism 🐦⬛questionable use...
2023 Reading Wrap Up & 2024 Hopefuls
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Control Your Shelf is back with our first episode of the new year as we begin SEASON 2 of the pod. Each of us wraps up 2023 with our top 5 favorite bo...
The Only One Left with Christian of ICBTB
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the gate was left open, come discover the typewritten secrets at Hope's End with us, alongside our very special guest from the wonderfully hilar...
Dead Inside with Hailey Hughes
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
***Trigger Warnings*** cannibalism, unconsensual sex, necrophilia, drug abuse, talks of aborted fetuses, in-depth descriptions of extremely graphic co...
Fourth Wing
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story that took BookTok by storm(lightning included, obviously). Was it worth the hype? Would your three favorite booksellers recommend Fourth Win...
The Darkness Outside Us
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
*First 10 minutes are spoiler free* Climb aboard the Coordinated Endeavor for our launch into space as we review ‘The Darkness Outside Us’, by Eli...
A Court of Thorns and Roses with Georgia
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You’re gonna want to winnow into this inner circle meeting, trust us. ***The entirety of this episode is spoilers galore for the ACOTAR series, as w...
Book Boyfriend Bracket
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You all submitted your favorite 'book boyfriends', and boy did we listen. For this episode, we've rounded up the top 40 characters to comp...
Of Blood and Fire
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
***First 10 minutes are spoiler free, then chaos ensues*** Come join the bound and the broken as we journey through Epheria in our review for 'Of...
Zodiac Academy with Cari Can Read
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking down some of the best and worst parts of Zodiac Academy was truly an emotional rollercoaster. Heads and stomachs hurt, voices were raised, an...
The Bromance Book Club
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
First rule of book club. You don't talk about book club. Just kidding! Get your honky-tonks and washi tape ready, because we're headed to Gavin and Th...
Stolen Tongues
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join in on the chaos of figuring out whether this mind-bending horror novel is really just the author's tragic memoir, breaking down the moments of cr...